page_title: External obturator muscle
hierarchical_section_title: External obturator muscle
caption_attribution_description: English: Posterior view of gluteal region showing the small gluteal muscles and gluteus minimus.
context_page_description: The external obturator muscle, obturator externus muscle is a flat, triangular muscle, which covers the outer surface of the anterior wall of the pelvis.
  It is sometimes considered part of the medial compartment of thigh, and sometimes considered part of the gluteal region.
context_section_description: The external obturator muscle, obturator externus muscle (/ˌɒbtjʊəˈreɪtər ɪkˈstɜːrnəs/; OE) is a flat, triangular muscle, which covers the outer surface of the anterior wall of the pelvis.
  It is sometimes considered part of the medial compartment of thigh, and sometimes considered part of the gluteal region.
caption: The obturator externus and nearby hip muscles (posterior view)
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